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Thursday, January 12, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wentworth-Gardner House, Portsmouth


Built in 1760, the Wentworth-Gardner House is one of the finest extant examples of high-style Georgian architecture in New England.


Saturday, January 7, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wentworth-Coolidge Mansion, Portsmouth

Wentworth–Coolidge Mansion is a 40-room clapboard house which was built as the home, offices and working farm of colonial Gov. Benning Wentworth (1696-1770). It is one of the few royal governors' residences to survive almost unchanged. 


Monday, January 2, 2023

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Daniel Webster Family Home, West Franklin

The Daniel Webster Family Home eventually became the summer home of Daniel Webster (1782-1852), who owned it from 1829 until his death.


Wednesday, December 28, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Matthew Thornton House, Derry

For 39 years, this was the home of Matthew Thornton (1714-1803), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.


Friday, December 23, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
John Sullivan House, Durham

Built between 1729 and 1741, the John Sullivan House was the home of  Revolutionary War Gen. John Sullivan (1740-1795), who later became president (governor) of New Hampshire.


Sunday, December 18, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site preserves the home, gardens, and studios of sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. This was his summer residence from 1885 to 1897 and his permanent home from 1900 until his death in 1907.


Tuesday, December 13, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Franklin Pierce Homestead, Hillsborough


The Franklin Pierce Homestead was the childhood home of the fourteenth president of the United States, Franklin Pierce (1804-1869).


Wednesday, December 7, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Mount Washington Hotel, Carroll


The Mount Washington Hotel is in Bretton Woods, part of the town of Carroll, at the northern edge of Crawford Notch. It was built in 1900-02.


Friday, November 25, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Moffatt-Ladd House, Portsmouth


The 1763 Moffatt-Ladd House was the home of William Whipple (1730–1785), a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a Revolutionary War general.


Saturday, November 19, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Warner House, Portsmouth

The Warner House was built in 1716-18, making it the oldest, urban brick house in northern New England, and one of the finest early-Georgian brick houses in New England.


Sunday, November 13, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
MacDowell Colony, Peterborough

The MacDowell Colony is an artists' colony founded in 1907. Over the years, an estimated 7,500 artists, composers, playwrights, poets and writers have been supported in residence.


Monday, November 7, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Governor John Langdon Mansion, Portsmouth

The Governor John Langdon Mansion was built in 1784 by John Langdon (1741-1819), a merchant, shipbuilder, Revolutionary War general and signer of the U.S. Constitution


Tuesday, November 1, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ladd-Gilman House, Exeter


The Ladd-Gilman House was built about 1721. It served as the state treasury during the Revolutionary War. It was the birthplace of Nicholas Gilman Jr. (1755-1814), a signer of the U.S. Constitution.


Wednesday, October 26, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Registers of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
John Paul Jones House, Portsmouth


The John Paul Jones House is the only known surviving structure in the United States associated with Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, who lived here in 1781-82 when it was a boarding house.


Thursday, October 20, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Richard Jackson House, Portsmouth

Built in 1664, the Richard Jackson House is the oldest wood-frame house in New Hampshire.



Friday, October 14, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Harrisville Historic District, Harrisville and vicinity


The Harrisville Historic District is a well-preserved mill village that consists of about 200 acres and about 135 structures. 


Saturday, October 8, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: New Hampshire


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places. They appear here alphabetically, by state.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of New Hampshire

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Robert Frost Homestead, Derry

Poet Robert Frost (1874-1963) lived on this farm from 1900 to 1911.